Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding: Broad Pragmatic Studies
Funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research designed to to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research designed to to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 23, 2025
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 23, 2025
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Wildhorse Foundation Grants
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Geographic coverage: Parts of Washington and all of Oregon, as well as any national or regional Indian organization
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Louisiana Community Health Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Iowa Farm Bureau Sponsorship Program
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in rural Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in rural Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2025
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2025
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
Tribal Injury Prevention Cooperative Agreement Program
Funding for Tribes to implement focused, community-based injury prevention programs and projects using evidence-based and promising strategies
Funding for Tribes to implement focused, community-based injury prevention programs and projects using evidence-based and promising strategies
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Louisiana New Horizons Grant Program
Grants for new, innovative projects to solve or effectively address the health, education, and well-being of the people of Louisiana.
Grants for new, innovative projects to solve or effectively address the health, education, and well-being of the people of Louisiana.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Community Level Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Populations of focus include American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations, among others.
Funding for research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Populations of focus include American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas Mini-Grant Program
Small grants to support health improvement projects in Arkansas.
Small grants to support health improvement projects in Arkansas.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas
California Advancing Wellness Grant Program
Grants for nonprofit organizations in California working in the areas of healthcare access, community well-being, economic security, and community leadership for change. Grantmaking focuses on the health needs of specific populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth, and residents of rural areas.
Grants for nonprofit organizations in California working in the areas of healthcare access, community well-being, economic security, and community leadership for change. Grantmaking focuses on the health needs of specific populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth, and residents of rural areas.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation